Wings of Change: How Not to Write a Fanfic

A/N: I DID IT! I DID IT! I FINALLY DID IT!!!!!! After five long years I've finally watched the entire series of Shin Kidou Senki Gundam Wing!!!

Ahem, ah, it was beautiful. (Cue big teary eyes.) I'm just sad that it ended. Oh, well, that's where fanfiction comes in!!! Well, there are just two chapters left to this fanfic. These chapters are sadly rather short compared to the other chapters. Gomen.

And once again, bold text means a note to go with it.

Disclaimer: Still don't own. If I did, I definitely wouldn't be having a hard time trying to get through college.


Chapter 7: Rescue

Pera did not stop struggling. Gale and the other boy managed to drag her all the way to the base, but started to lose their grip. They got into the barracks when Pera suddenly jerked so hard she caused the other boy to run into a cabinet.

Bang! A heavy metal box fell on Pera's leg. She let out a cry of pain and stopped struggling.

"Now she's easier to carry," Gale said. They took her to a back room and dumped her out of the sack. They pulled her to her feet and chained her hands to the wall, which was controlled by a computer nearby. Then they left her.

What they did not realize was when that box fell on her leg, it broke her leg.

OoO

Heero crept up to the door of the barracks. He peeked in the small window, and then ducked. The soldiers were sitting on their bunks chatting with each other.

"Heero, we need a plan," Quatre said.

Heero kicked down the door. "Where's Gale?" he demanded.

"My comrades," Gale said," FIGHT!" and tried to hide behind some boxes. The rest attacked.

The other Gundam pilots joined in. Duo used his braid as a whip. "I knew it would come in handy someday!" he chuckled.

WuFei used his martial arts. Trowa used his gymnastics. Quatre did anything possible. "Hiyah!" he cried and kicked someone's shin. He saw another person about to tackle Trowa from behind. "Trowa, look out!"

Trowa merely lifted his fist and the person slammed into it, knocking him out.

Meanwhile, Heero got to Gale and pinned him against the wall. "Where's the girl?" he demanded.

"Sh-she's in the back room."

Heero dropped him and burst into the room. He quickly realized it was computer-operated and shot the computer.

The shackles opened and Pera started to fall, but Heero caught her. "Are you all right?" he asked.

"I-I think my leg's broken," she said weakly.

Heero gently placed her behind some metal barrels. "You'll be safe here," he said. He looked up just in time to see Gale make a beeline for the door.

But the other pilots already knocked everyone unconscious, so they blocked it.

Heero grabbed him. "Why did you do this?!" he shouted.

"You- you're my hero. The child was distracting you. I was doing you a favor."

"Injustice! You're a foolish boy," WuFei said.

"Tie up a child? How much harm could she do?" Trowa asked.

"Plenty," WuFei answered, remembering the time Pera threw a pack of index cards at his head. She had excellent aim.

"Gale, because you're young I'll let you go this time, but if you ever go near that girl again, omae o kurusu!" Heero warned.

Gale nodded and left, tripping as he went.

Duo picked Pera up and handed her to Heero. "She needs to go to the hospital, Heero," he said.

"I know."

Pera winced in pain. "My leg hurts so much," she said. Trowa came up behind and tranquilized her.

"To ease her pain," he said.

"Let's go," Quatre said.

So they left to go to the hospital, each one glad they had gotten their little girl back.


BT #1: This was inspired by Shanghai Noon and Once Upon a Time in China 3.

BT #2: This part was inspired by an even while English paper I was writing, when a pack of index cards fell on my foot. It really hurt, and left a bruise (remember I bruise easily), and I thought, "Hey this would hurt if some got hit in the head with this," which inspired the line, which inspired me to write a side story, The Incident of the Index Cards. I gave the story to my friend Kata, who gave it to someone else to post. I have not seen the story since, and, come to think of it, I would really like my story back. If anyone happened to find it somewhere on the net, please let me know, I'd be eternally grateful. My alias was Sophia Jones back then, if that would help. Sigh, I highly doubt I'll ever see my beloved side story again. Oh, well.

A/N: Well, seven chapters down, one more to go. Watching the end of the show, combined with approaching the end to this early pet project of mine is causing me to be sentimental. Forgive me. And I'm truly sorry that this chapter is so short. See you at the finish line. Mission complete.